still dark, i have no evidence that this is the company's first offer, but as i said this is what i believe they WANT to pay, not what they are WILLING to pay. As to the pay question, sadly, i don't trust these current union negotiators to get me a good deal on a subway meal at the moment. i would expect them to come to me and say that they have been in negotiations for a couple of years and have decided its in subway's and my best interests to go for a 6 inch sub of the day, as this is the easiest thing to make. nevermind that i want a foot long subway melt with extra pepperoni!, thats just not achieveable.
seriously though, i really have zero confidence in the union to negotiate for anything on my behalf, they seem way too interested in the company's problems and how we can help them out of the huge abyss they've dug themselves. Thats why at scottish we pushed for the special delegates conference , with various motions i wont discuss in public , showing exactly how p***ed off we are with them!